National building services provider EIC has won a comprehensive planned maintenance contract with national commercial property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH).
The three-year agreement also includes reactive repair cover for commercial office space at 1 Eversholt Street, London, in a deal which could be worth in excess of £500,000.

Originally built in 1977, the building comprises 119,041ft² air-conditioned office space and is close to Euston train station.

LSH's London Property Management team has overall responsibility for the 13-storey office block and has appointed EIC to take responsibility for the maintenance, operation and repair of the water, heating and ventilation systems.

The contract will be delivered from EIC's regional office in London's Docklands.

Two engineers from the previous maintenance provider have transferred under TUPE to EIC as a part of the handover. This allows the firm to maximise the experience of the existing team while also adding value in terms of EIC's own engineers' expertise and project management skills, 24-hour helpdesk and rapid response call-out capacity.

'We're delighted to have secured this three-year contract with LSH for the comprehensive planned maintenance of 1 Eversholt Street,' said Sean Gleeson, EIC's London regional director.

'We believe it is important to understand our clients' needs and align our solutions to fit. With almost 40 years' experience in the sector, we have the knowledge and expertise to anticipate their requirements, undertaking works which offer best whole life value and minimise disruption to the building's occupants.

'We're also pleased to welcome our new members of the team who bring their experience and skills both to this particular contract and, ultimately, the wider company.'

The scope of works includes the provision of; low temperature hot water installations; chilled water systems including wet cooling towers; fire suppression and alarm systems; variable air volume air conditioning across 10 floors; mechanical ventilation; incoming supplies; and an automatic control building management system throughout.

'We appointed EIC to undertake our comprehensive planned maintenance contract because we felt the firm had the relevant experience and reputation in the sector and also because of the cost-competitive nature of their tender,' said Sheryl Thorne, the London head of facilities management for LSH.

'In addition, we had a particular interest in maintaining continuation for the staff on site and felt it was important the team coming in was able to provide its members with appropriate training and development.'